Sandy Koufax's biographer once called Selig "the dumbest Jew in America." I can't vouch for that, but I think he's a major-league jackass.
From what I understand of Selig, he is the opposite personality type of what a commissioner usually is for the MLB. The commissioner is typically someone who looks out for the good of the whole league and not the interest of a select few. He/She cannot portray selective favors towards the players, the umpires, the owners, or peripheral issues. The fault some have with Selig is one thing and one thing alone (as far as I know): he favors the owners. He does well by the league in terms of the good of the game, but when it comes to owners themselves, he can be swayed or influenced highly by the more aggressive of the bunch (and there are plenty of them too) to react and act on vital situations facing the game by owners interest. While Selig may be able to handle other situations outside of the owners interest, his inability to distance himself from owners interest is his downfall as being seen as an competent commissioner. So for many items that Selig becomes the front man for the interest of the owners, he seems over-matched and ill prepared to qualify and defend decisions. How can he, they are really not his to defend.
When you see this merry-go-round with the sale of the Astros playing out, it becomes yet another puppet commissioner situation. It is the other owners in the MLB that are pulling these strings and Selig once again is the willing puppet that frankly would do better to allow Crane and whoever in the owners group wants this to happen to talk to each other. Basically, Selig does nothing but muddy the waters in this whole affair and again puts himself in the cross-hairs of fans and the MLBPA (if they are against this move, if not, then no problem) as the target to shoot at.
I think it is a waste of time to punch Selig again and again... while it may be fun, it's not really the message that should be sent. But having said that, without the revenue sharing model for the MLB, who in the owners pool really gives a damn how it will hurt the local nine fandom? If anything, if this actually creates more revenue by way of more wildcard playoffs and more exposure for the MLB (and more following and thus more individual club revenue - re: "We're not out of this race!"). What owners would think this a bad thing? The answer is none of them.
And in the end, it's about revenue or money making once again. I know... when Boycott Wall Street maniacs are done, do you think they can go pee on the MMPUS for a few weeks to voice the disgust for how money is once again ramming bad ideas down our throats! Damnit!